Intel’s next-generation 14A manufacturing process is showing unusually strong early progress, with defect density falling faster than the company expected. The improvement gives Intel a technical boost as it attempts to restore confidence in its manufacturing operation, win foundry customers and demonstrate that years… Read More
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Intel’s 14A Is Winning the Race Against Defects
PDF Solutions’ Exensio Was Built for Semiconductor Analytics. The New Exensio Aurora Architecture Is Built for Semiconductor Intelligence.
The semiconductor industry doesn’t have a shortage of data. It has a shortage of ways to turn that data into useful manufacturing insights quickly enough to matter.
That is the problem PDF Solutions’ Exensio solution has addressed for years. Built specifically for semiconductor manufacturing, Exensio brings … Read More
From Process Learning to Production Control: Characterization for the Era of Heterogeneous Systems
Every generation of semiconductor innovation has relied on one fundamental principle: before a technology can be manufactured at scale, it must first be understood. That understanding comes through characterization.
For decades, characterization enabled process learning. It helped engineers understand transistor behavior,… Read More
The Yield Partnership: Intel and PDF Solutions Tackle Advanced Nodes
One of the most difficult things to do in life is ask for help. This is inherently a big problem in the semiconductor industry dating back to the IDM days where silos of secrecy were established. As a result Intel has struggled with yield since the 14nm FinFET process nodes.
On the outside PDF Solutions is a publicly traded semiconductor… Read More
From Point Solutions to Agentic AI Ecosystems: Semiconductor Process Control Depends on Its Past
Agentic AI is often presented as a revolutionary shift in semiconductor manufacturing, driven by large language models and generative AI. However, this framing overlooks an important reality: today’s advances are built on decades of prior work. As Jonathan Holt of PDF Solutions emphasizes in his recent keynote at the APCM 2026… Read More
Two Paths for AI in Semiconductor Manufacturing: Platform Integration vs. Point Solutions
Semiconductor manufacturing has become one of the most data-intensive industrial environments in the world, and AI is rapidly becoming central to how fabs operate and optimize. Yet, rather than converging on a single model for AI adoption, the industry is evolving along two distinct paths. One centered on platform-scale… Read More
WEBINAR: Beyond Moore’s Law and The Future of Semiconductor Manufacturing Intelligence
This is a live panel with industry experts who are on the leading edge of AI in semiconductor manufacturing. This is a must attend event for all levels of semiconductor professionals. I hope to see you there.
The semiconductor industry faces unprecedented challenges as it pushes toward advanced nodes below 3nm, managing exponential… Read More
Operationalizing Secure Semiconductor Collaboration: Safely, Globally, and at Scale
Semiconductor manufacturing is among the most complex industrial activities in existence. As device geometries shrink and systems become more interconnected, software has become as critical as process technology itself. Modern fabs depend on extensive automation, real-time analytics, and deep integration between tools,… Read More
Why PDF Solutions Is Positioning Itself at the Center of the Semiconductor Ecosystem
The semiconductor industry is on track to exceed one trillion dollars in annual revenue by the end of the decade, propelled by AI, advanced computing, and edge applications. Yet beneath this growth lies a structural shift. Manufacturing complexity is rising faster than the industry’s ability to manage it. As architectures move… Read More